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freedom plaza was actually renamed in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. it takes on special significance, of course, today, which is also mlk day. the president asasaid martin lur king is one of his heroes. you will see that in the parade float, four of them honors freedom rights and martin luther king. the arc of the moral universe is long but bends toward justice, one of the president's favorite quotes of martin luther king. there is already a heavy police presence behind us. members of the park service is here as well as they prepare for the thousands of people who will be here to watch this parade today. we'll be bringing you that from this very spot throughout the day as we see them come down past here and make their way to the white house. >> all right. erica hill, from her vantage point along the parade route. thank you very much. >> talk about security. i was hearing this morning that some police officers from all around the country have come to washington. they were sworn in yesterday as deputy u.s. marshals. they'll take part in what is a huge s
freedom plaza was actually renamed in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. it takes on special significance, of course, today, which is also mlk day. the president asasaid martin lur king is one of his heroes. you will see that in the parade float, four of them honors freedom rights and martin luther king. the arc of the moral universe is long but bends toward justice, one of the president's favorite quotes of martin luther king. there is already a heavy police presence behind us. members of the...
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martin luther king jr., put them in a blender and put salsa sauce on top. that's my story and i'm sticking to it. in that context, there's a fine line between the pathetic and prophetic. i was asked a number of years ago i was in a press conference with a conservative senator that right now the issue is hot and heavy. the reporter asked me, brother rodriguez, why is there so much fear regarding hispanics in america? i took a red eye flight from san francisco. i was wired on three machiatas. i said, the prophetic purpose of my community lies embed in the term, his panic. what does that mean? his, capital h, panic. evangelic evangelical. let me preach a little bit. i said we're not here to teach america salsa, the her rain gay, cha-cha cha or mariachi. we're not here to make anyone press one for english or two for spanish. we're his panic. we're here to bring panic to the kingdom of darkness in the name of jesus christ. that was my answer. let me tell you about this community in a couple of minutes here, this community voted 44% for george w. bush in 2004. 44
martin luther king jr., put them in a blender and put salsa sauce on top. that's my story and i'm sticking to it. in that context, there's a fine line between the pathetic and prophetic. i was asked a number of years ago i was in a press conference with a conservative senator that right now the issue is hot and heavy. the reporter asked me, brother rodriguez, why is there so much fear regarding hispanics in america? i took a red eye flight from san francisco. i was wired on three machiatas. i...
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Jan 18, 2013
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dr. martin luther king academy of leadership and enterprise. or they will name them for langston hughes, frederick douglass. should let the name the schools. [laughter] [applause] they should name it for people they do not like. [laughter] here are a few points. i will be unfashionable tonight. everyone in washington seems to think the way to solve the problems in our schools is to not give them another cent, another penny, to improve and make the schools look like places that are inviting and respect the value of children. aesthetics count. do not do that, but beat up on their teachers. that is the trend today. [applause] attack the unions. i heard about the teachers union from teachers in l.a. last fall. i flew to chicago to stand with them the day they went on strike. they were right to go on strike. [applause] i will tell you something. i am in schools all the time. when i was a young teacher, i remember this. schools are overwhelmingly -- the teachers are women. you go to a convention, if you are a guide, there are like 50 women for every
dr. martin luther king academy of leadership and enterprise. or they will name them for langston hughes, frederick douglass. should let the name the schools. [laughter] [applause] they should name it for people they do not like. [laughter] here are a few points. i will be unfashionable tonight. everyone in washington seems to think the way to solve the problems in our schools is to not give them another cent, another penny, to improve and make the schools look like places that are inviting and...
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Feb 23, 2013
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you have written a play and passengers -- passages of martin luther king. he took the plate the play to chime in the ticketed palestine. those are amazing places take a play about dr. king who was a protester against government. talk about that. >> guest: i have always been trying to find other ways and have been engaged in documentaries about the movement of dr. king. i worked on the eyes on the prize and other things so i was a colleague of a wonderful playwright. she suggested and she said look i have to create documents by interviewing these people. you have spent your life bringing together all the sources. why not you take this material and transform it into a play? >> host: a great idea. she is brilliant. yeskel i thought it was a great idea to map. i didn't know how much work i was going to be involved and how difficult it would be but the play was produced at stanford and i worked closely with the person in in the drama department and the drama department put it on the program and we did it. since then i have been tinkering with it and it's been li
you have written a play and passengers -- passages of martin luther king. he took the plate the play to chime in the ticketed palestine. those are amazing places take a play about dr. king who was a protester against government. talk about that. >> guest: i have always been trying to find other ways and have been engaged in documentaries about the movement of dr. king. i worked on the eyes on the prize and other things so i was a colleague of a wonderful playwright. she suggested and she...
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dr. martin luther king jr. once said we are brothers in the fight for equality. with the strong support of latinas i would not be standing here today as president of the united states. [applause] that is the truth. given that that is america's eritage, given that we share a border with mexico, given tis the run back generations it is critical united states recognizes the need to reform our immigration system. we are a nation of laws that we are also a nation of immigrants. like every nation we have a responsibility to ensure that our laws are upheld. we also know that as a nation of immigrants the laws we have to not reflect our values right now. the separate families when we should be reuniting them. they tell people to live in the shadows and deprives them of the balance of so many young people. immigrants have been the engine of some of market economies. that is one of the reasons i acted to lift the shadow of deportation. that's why i am workign withour congress t -- working with our congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform this year. [applause] refo
dr. martin luther king jr. once said we are brothers in the fight for equality. with the strong support of latinas i would not be standing here today as president of the united states. [applause] that is the truth. given that that is america's eritage, given that we share a border with mexico, given tis the run back generations it is critical united states recognizes the need to reform our immigration system. we are a nation of laws that we are also a nation of immigrants. like every nation we...